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Of the interrogation program and not designed to soften him up for any questioning. >> the statute says you cannot cause intentionally cause somebody severe physical or mental pain or suffering. it is not defined. >> it gave them a lot of wiggle room. >> it has to last beyond what is transient. the cia did not violate the statute. >> worldwide outrage over the techniques building. harsh words from u.s. allies. germany calling it gruesome. china and north korea predi predictably calling it hypocr...

Transient. what the cia did did not violate the statute. >> worldwide outrage building over harsh interrogation building. criticism coming from u.s. allies. germany calling it gruesome. other countries like china and north korea accusing the u.s. of hypocrisy of torture while pointing the finger of human rights violations. cnns ian lee is joining us from cai cairo. any chance the u.s. will be sanctioned? >> reporter: christine, there has been strong international condemnation. especially from hu...

Out a human rights report detailing abuses and torture. next year, when the 2014 report comes out, many countries in the region will point out the u.s. hypocrisy. >> u.s. officials will say this has now been outlawed. this was ten years ago. the president said they will not happen again. you are right. the ammunition it gives to people opposed to the united states is something we will feel for some time. ian lee, thank you for that, in cairo this morning. the president is set to sign a bill to...

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Were following right now. a fresh round of explosions rocked gaza today. black smoke filled the air. as israeli forces pounded more targets. hamas fired more rockets in israel. secretary of state john kerrys expected to come to jerusalem at some point. hes trying to help broker a cease-fire. hes still in cairo. earlier, the secretary said talks have been constructive thus far. u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon had a blunt message for both sides in the conflict, stop fighting and start talking. ...

How hard that can be, madeleine albright. a veteran u.s. diplomat, the first woman to ever serve as the u.s. secretary of state. i began by asking her what the u.s. can do to facilitate peace between hamas and the israelis. >> i think secretary kerry is doing everything he can. hes in cairo. the point here is there has to be some kind of a cease-fire. a cease-fire that hamas has to accept. because in the past, prime minister netanyahu has accepted times of cease-fire and its hamas thats not acce...

Now im a believer. youll be a believer, too. learn where to find your number at drscholls.com. im kelly wright. breaking developments in egypt. new security forces reportedly leading muslim brotherhood supporters out of a mosque in cai cairo. the military says they offered safe passage. some witnesses say security forces stormed the mosque and gunfire was reported. the egyptian government says its now considering outlawing the muslim brotherhood in their country. the death toll from days of cl...

Cairo. thats expected to go into effect any minute if it hasnt already. the egyptian military made some announcement it did arrest people who violated the curfew last night. they are serious they want people off the streets as sun sets. thats gone into effect for the second straight night. it comes on the heels of yet another violent day not only in cairo but across the country. here in the capital there were several marches belonging to supporters of the muslim brotherhood, one of those turned ...

Many of them grieving. do they think this is as bad as it will get or do they fear that this is only going to get worse? >> reporter: it seems that people when theyre sort of talking perhaps amongst themselves they are sad, but the outward rhetoric is very much one of we will not stand for this and we want revenge. >> right now i trust that there is a curfew throughout that country as people head to bed tonight and anticipate tomorrow. is there a fear of more of the same? >> reporter: well, not ...

Cairo, egypt. global post correspondent louise is a lublock is there. louisa, can you give us a sense of what youve seen on the ground today and perhaps more broadly how what weve witnessed over the last 24 to 48 hours is different from what we saw during the revolution following the -- during the arab spring almost two years ago now. >> reporter: well, today i spent my morning in a mosque which has been turned into a make shift morgue carrying 235 people who died yesterday. it was a very, very ...